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Gentle Systems » usability
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Computers made for people, not the other way around. 124; Comments Off. When a computer system, hardware or software, is easy to use and doesn’t cause us too much trouble, we say that it is user friendly. The very existence of this term troubles me greatly. Somehow we’ve decided that technology is hard, computers are difficult, and powerful software is tricky to use. This has progressed to [.]. Are You a Computer Programmer? SOPA threatens DNS and HTTP, not Free Speech. Of Rogues and Writing.
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Gentle Systems » User Friendly
http://gentlesystems.com/blog/2009/07/user-friendly
Computers made for people, not the other way around. 124; Comments Off. When a computer system, hardware or software, is easy to use and doesn’t cause us too much trouble, we say that it is user friendly. The very existence of this term troubles me greatly. The irony in all of this is that technology is expressly developed to make our lives better. Much of it is manufactured and designed for the purpose of saving us time and energy, simplifying lengthy tasks and making them easier or more accessible.
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Gentle Systems » ui
http://gentlesystems.com/blog/tag/ui
Computers made for people, not the other way around. 124; Comments Off. When a computer system, hardware or software, is easy to use and doesn’t cause us too much trouble, we say that it is user friendly. The very existence of this term troubles me greatly. Somehow we’ve decided that technology is hard, computers are difficult, and powerful software is tricky to use. This has progressed to [.]. Are You a Computer Programmer? SOPA threatens DNS and HTTP, not Free Speech. Of Rogues and Writing.
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Gentle Words » holiday
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For a turbulent world. Especially in October, I start getting requests for pumpkin cookies. Sometimes I bake the pumpkins and puree the pulp for cookies, pumpkin bread, and pie. Other times I just use the canned stuff. I don’t think anyone can tell the difference in the cookies, really. For a change, I used white pumpkins for my cookies yesterday. I have no idea what the origin of this recipe was, but I have tweaked and changed it over the years to meet my tastes and preferences. 1 1/2 C sugar.
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Gentle Words » cookies
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For a turbulent world. Especially in October, I start getting requests for pumpkin cookies. Sometimes I bake the pumpkins and puree the pulp for cookies, pumpkin bread, and pie. Other times I just use the canned stuff. I don’t think anyone can tell the difference in the cookies, really. For a change, I used white pumpkins for my cookies yesterday. I have no idea what the origin of this recipe was, but I have tweaked and changed it over the years to meet my tastes and preferences. 1 1/2 C sugar.
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Gentle Words » sadness
http://gentlewords.org/tag/sadness
For a turbulent world. Writing Sadness and Joy. But really, what could be easier than introducing a likable character and presenting an endearing detail, a tender moment, making your reader vulnerable just long enough to mercilessly slam your character into the pavement and grind his face on it? Who can resist the death of a child? The ultimate rejection of a character we identified with? The grand tragedy of human suffering, leading to meaningless death? So, somehow, I’ve found that I’m not ...Until you...
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Gentle Words » pumpkin
http://gentlewords.org/tag/pumpkin
For a turbulent world. Especially in October, I start getting requests for pumpkin cookies. Sometimes I bake the pumpkins and puree the pulp for cookies, pumpkin bread, and pie. Other times I just use the canned stuff. I don’t think anyone can tell the difference in the cookies, really. For a change, I used white pumpkins for my cookies yesterday. I have no idea what the origin of this recipe was, but I have tweaked and changed it over the years to meet my tastes and preferences. 1 1/2 C sugar.
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Gentle Words » life
http://gentlewords.org/tag/life
For a turbulent world. Writing Sadness and Joy. But really, what could be easier than introducing a likable character and presenting an endearing detail, a tender moment, making your reader vulnerable just long enough to mercilessly slam your character into the pavement and grind his face on it? Who can resist the death of a child? The ultimate rejection of a character we identified with? The grand tragedy of human suffering, leading to meaningless death? So, somehow, I’ve found that I’m not ...Until you...
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Gentle Words » Recipes
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For a turbulent world. Especially in October, I start getting requests for pumpkin cookies. Sometimes I bake the pumpkins and puree the pulp for cookies, pumpkin bread, and pie. Other times I just use the canned stuff. I don’t think anyone can tell the difference in the cookies, really. For a change, I used white pumpkins for my cookies yesterday. I have no idea what the origin of this recipe was, but I have tweaked and changed it over the years to meet my tastes and preferences. 1 1/2 C sugar.
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